Evening Star Newspaper, June 5, 1878, Page 1

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ONDS AND STOCKS. ited States Bonds of all kinds; District of Columbia Bonds of Yarlons issues; Georgetown Quarry Stuck; Mauieipal and Ha‘iroat Hon and sold by LEWIS JOHMGON pesos, pought marls-or Joth st. and Peniia, ‘sveuus EE Pen BAnpsous Sacn SUITS, be foandoniy'at capaol ‘a. Staaus” IGHT COLORED AND FANCY DRESS Li pats. 100 different Patvoras, “ - eo A. STRAUS? & Oriental SILK WORSTED SUIT for $20 i most dressy out this season, at =. AL STRAUS. TOK CUATS at 35 cents, at STRAUS THE EVENING STAR, | S*nator "athens ’ ontradicts ander. Washington News and Gossip. GOVERNMENT RECEIPTS TO-DAY.—Internal revenue, $313 y customs, $239,354.71. POND CALL.—The Secretary of the Treasury will make a eall for $5,009,000 six per cent. five- twenty bonds, ch 3, 1865, consols of 65, to-day: © coupon and $2,500,000 ‘egistered. SECRETARY SHERMAN was on the floor of the Senate to-day. He congratulated Mr. Mat. thews on the latter's personal explanation. THE PRESIDENT is invited to nine out of ten chureh and school entertainments given in hington and within a radius of fifty miles of the city. THE OREGON ELECTION.—Senator Mitchell reeeiveda telegram from Oregon this morning saying that the legislature had been secured the republicans. Mr. Mitchell says itis too early yet to determine which way the legisla- ture or the state ticket has gone. No returns yet have been received from Brown, Ba- la, Josephine, and other outlying PosiMASTER GENERAL Key's LETTER.— The Postmaster General continues to receive letters, mostly from the South, approving his recent letter on the polit i southern friends, whose requ ion on the subject called forth the by him in the posit numerous prominent men in the South bis sent The mayor of At- Ansier, say 1 should do injus- lings not to congratulate you on nd truthful letter on the . As these resolutions ¢. nod, it must be evident to ali t hat they mean mischief. The K the South as y ‘h 10,000 men to each in 1860. And there may be some It is to be hoped the South S$ net sosoon forgotten the general eal: ish brought on by artizans, aS to again, SO soon, vortex that brought to the ersai destruction. ‘The peo. ina measure, are just beginning to re- leve themselves of the heavy burdens impos. ed by our unwise and unnatural revolution, and it is an unwise and dangerous legisiator who sceks to disturb the h; ee anid prosperity of this Republi than pleased that you have so timely ta your pen in hand to reprove and expose the iovemenis towards revolution, It’ is to be hoped the people will take warning in time.” Cong y Tennessee democrats, ex-Repre- Sioss, of Alabama, and Mr. John L, overnor of Yankton territory: PROMINENT REPRESENTATIVES OF THE To- BACCO TRaDE from the western and middle states are in Washington, and held a meeting yesterday at the Ebbitt House for the purpose f devising measures to aid the passage by of the Tucker amendment to the ard bill soenemna tie tax on tobaeco to sixteen cents per pound uniformly. After the coring Oey visited members of Congress and urged the passage of the measure. EX-SOLDIERS IN THE Post OFFICE DEPART- MENT.—The Post Office department has pre- pared its answer to the inquiry of the House as tothe number of its employes, who were honorably discharged from service in the my and navy of the United States, and it rs that of the 308 male ollicials, mes- Tr cted with the de- THE LIFE Sav RVICE BILL.—The bill tocrganize the life-saving service, passed by the House of Representatives yesterday, pro- vides for the establishment of a number of additional stations, among the restoue on the Delaware coast. between Cave Henlopen and the Indian river, two on the coasi ot Mary- nd. and fifteen on the coasts of Virginia and North Carolina. It also provides that the sta- tions shall be opened for active service on the aust of September, and continue till the first of May. NAVAL ORDERS.—Passed Assistant Engineer J.W. Gardner to the Essex, South Atlantic station, per steamer City of Para from Phila- delphia, 6th instant. Midshipman T. G. Winch has reported his return home, having been detached from the Pensacola, North Pacific Station, and is placed on sick leave. AT THE CABINET MEETING yesterday after- noon Secretary Evarts announced that Russia had accepted the invitation to send a repre- sentative to the international monetary con- ference, provided for in the silver bill, to be held for the purpose. of fixing the relative in- ternational value of silver and gold. This makes four nations that have accepted the in- vitation: Switzerland, Holland, Greece and Russia. The conference will probably meet at Berne. Secretary MeCrary submitted to the Cabinet the dispatehes he had received con- cerning the Indian outbreak. It was thought that the situation was verv critical, and it was decided that the government should use a!l its power to crush the outbreak and prevent its spreading. CONFIRMATIONS.—The Senate, in executive session yesterday, confirmed the following nominations: United States Consuls—J. Fran- cisco Medine, at Guatemala ; 0. pencer, of Iowa, at Melbourne; Chester E. Jackson) of Wisconsin, at Antigua. Edw: C. Dean, to be Commissioner of Police, District of Colum. bia. Also a number of army and naval promo- tions, NEBRASKA'S REPRESENTATION.—The House judiciary committee yesterday agreed to re- port adversely the pending bill proposing’ an additional representative in the House of Representatives from the state of Nebraska. THE VOLUNTEER Navy ABOLISHED.—The House committee on naval affairs have agreed to report a bill to abolish what is called the pluiteer navy, which consists of twenty-two or twenty-three assistant surgeons heretofore appointed by the Secretary. It is provided that such of these surgeons as shall pass an examination regarding mora!, mental and physical qualifications shall be mustered into the regular navy, while such as fail to do so shall be mustered out of service. The Secre- tary is prohibited from appointing assistant surgeons except in case of war. THE SENATE BILL to repeal the bankrupt law has been sent to the President for his signature. GONE TO HAVRE-DE-GRACE.—This morning, in a special car on the 9:20 train by the B. and P. R.R., the President, the Secretary of the Navy, Gen. Geo. A. Sheridan, Prof. Baird, Webb C. Hayes, Mr. Thes. Donaldson, of Phil adelphia, and several others, left for Havre- de-Grace, where they will visit the fish-hateh- ing depot near that place. They return this evening. _ Tue POLITICAL CONVENTIONS oF Turs WEPK are those of the Indiana republicans at indianapolis. Michigan nationals at Grand Rapids, aine uationals at Lewiston to-day, and the Hiinois prohibitionists at Decatur an the Missouri prohibitionists at St. Louis to- morrow. GOVERNOR WADE Hampton, of South Car- olina, was in the city yesterday. He had an interview with the President, and returned to South Carolina to-day. THe Woop Takirr BIL expired, almost without a struggle, at 12:30 o'clock to-day. According to agreement made yesterday the House was to have gone into committee of the whole at 12 o'clock, when a vote was to be taken on a motion to strike out the enacting clause. In order to save time the arrange- ment was changed to-day so that the proceed- ings in committee of the whole were dispensed with, and the House voted directly b: yeas and nays on the motion to strike owt the en- acting clause, foruing in the defeat of the bill by 154 to 120. Mr. Wood appeared to take his defeat Piticen) ically. All of the demo- crats from Pennsylvania voted against the bill. DEATH OF GOv. DENNISON’S SON. —A tele- gram this morning from District Commission- er Dennison, at Columbus, Ohio, to Secretary Tindall, states that his (the Governor's) son, Perry, died at midnight last night. Gov. Dan: nison aiartamily have many friends here who xu cancerely sympathize with them in their jon. THE SENATOR ASF’3 POR, AND I8 GRANTED AN TAVESTIGATION. dn the Senate to-day, Mr. Matthews arose and sai Mr. President, L rise to a personal explana- tion and a question of privilege. I feel that I owe a duty to myself, as well as to the Senate, which, however unpleasant, I cannotin justice to either further postpone or omit. pers, published here and else- ; n reports of statements, made under oath, in another place, in reference to myself, which are calculated to reflect upon my character and standing as a member of ible body. These statements appear igned to establish— at 1 was in some way connected, by participation or yin ergy in the perpetration of alleged frauds in the Presi- dential election in 1876 in Louisiana, at or about the time of the canvass and Teturo thereof. ; - Second. That I was party or privy to promi- ses of protection and reward to officers charged With duties in connection with that election and the returns thereof, made in con- sideration of frauds and perjuries, committed or to be committed by them in reference there- to. Third. That having subsequent knowledge of sueh frauds, and of such promises for the purpose of concealing the former by assisting in the execution of the latter, I uséd my per- sonal and official influence to procure for James E. Anderson ofticial employment in the executive department of the government, To e of these ac ations, whether ex” pressed or implied, I reply by au emphatie de- bial. Tden tis that I was connected, in any way, by ation or encouragement, by knowi- onsent or connivance with any frauds, -d in the Louisiana election deny that 1 was ty or privy to promises of protection or reward to-any one, in consideration of the commission by them of any frauds, veal or pretended in that election. Tdeny that I made efforts to p ofticialappointment for Mr.Anderson,w knowledge or belief on my part that he or any one else had been guilty of any frand in conrec- tion with t election, or in fulfillme: promise of reward that that had be to him on that or on any other consi: whatever. the contrary, I assert upon my honor a tor which 1 am prepared fo maintain th that [donot know and never jeved that any such frauds were in fact ever committed. That Ido not know that any promise was ever made to Anderson or any 01 ise i Sideration of Zaud Went t my little intercourse with him, all of whieh hs taken place since March 4, 1877, never asserted, re i or by any inuendo, that Mr. Sher- uny one elsé, had ever promised him office or anything e'se, eit for doing wrong or right, and never asked anything from me or virtue of any promis Anderson expressly and pass. jonately appealed to me on the sole ground that he had rendered honesi, honorable, law- ful and eflicient service to the republican cause in Louisiana at the sacrifice of time and money, d peril to his life; and that h for that cause incurred odium and hos! from political opponents. The oniy wrong I understand or believe him to be guilty of was in having previousiy un truly pretended that he had been guilty of the things he now again pretends to confess. That wrong I had no information of until after his appealto me for my aid, had been responded to by an offer of my good will in his behalf. His disclosure of it with the d livery of the false documents which con: tuted it, Isupposed was intended by him and Was regarded by me as the atonement for and undoing of Upon that footing only I re- ceived the it never for a moment occurring to me that ‘the possession of them by me, could be misconstrued into an otience, and believing that the only use which their pub’ cation could serye Would be to propagate a mischievous and sgindalous falseliood. ‘The only error If there be one, of whieh 1 am conscious, is in having recommended to office a person who had meditated or pro- posed a wrong, but had, as it appeared to me, Withdrawn from performing It. But as there seems to be an attempt to magnify it with one link in what Lezed to have constituted a conspiracy against: impor- tant public rights, and as the ing taus standing and eh iS hi ri body, J consider it a matter of privilege that the Senate should inquire into the subject as affecting it not less than myselt. me Ihave the honor rdingly to submit the following resolutio: Resoved, That a select. committee of seven Senators be appointed to inquire intoand con- sider all things touching the matters stated and referred to by the Senator from Ohio,(Mr. Matthews,) and the events connected there- with; and particularly what connection, if any, that Senator had with any real or pre- tended frauds or other wreng committed. in the conduct and returns of the election in the state of Louisiana in 1876, and with any prom- ises of protection or reward, if any, made by any ont to one James E. Anderson, or others in consideration of, or connection with, any official conduet by said Anderson or others in relation to said election or the returns there- of, and into all the circumstances of any rec- ommendation by the sald Senator of the said Anderson for the appointment to office, and that the said committee have power to send for persons and papers,to employ a clerk and stenographer, and have leave to sit during the reces The resolution was adopted. The New Indian War. LATEST OFFICIAL DISPATCH. The following dispatch was received at the War department this morning: San Francisco, Ca., June 4, 1873.—Generat of the Army, Washington, D. C.:— Followin: received from Gen. Howard: ‘ Think Sanforé with two companies will be enough from be- low. I have set in motion troops. so as to have five hundred additional effectives in the field. Wheatou’s district is untouched. Ready for troubles on Upper Columbia if they arise. I meet Wheaton at Wa'la-Walla the 9th instant, and then proceed to Boise City, getting there inadvance of the marching troops. Grover Soes thither at once, awaiting me at Boise.” {Signed,] MCDOWELL, Maj. General. THE ARMY ArPROPRIATION BiLL.—The Sen- ate committee on appropriations has struck out of the army bill the House provisions re- ducing the foree to twenty thousand men and reorganizing the army, as well as the clause prohibiting the use of any portion as a pore comitatus, The transfer of Indian affairs to the War department was agreed to by a vote of seven against two—Messrs. Windom and Allison voting in the peenre. The Senate committee on military affairs has agreed to re- port, as an amendment to the bill, a provision referring the entire subject of army reorgani- zation to @ commission to be composed of three members of the Senate committee on military affairs, four members of the corre- sponding House committee, and three army officers of at least seventeen years’ service, who cre to be detailed by the ident. An ofticer of rank not less than captain is to act as. recorder for this commission. and its report is to be made as soon as practicable for trans- mission by.the President of the United States to Congres: is amendment will be offered in the Senate. The bill was reported to the Senate yesterday afternoon by Mr. Blaine in the exact form above indicated as agreed upon by the appropriations committee. ROBBERY OF AQDERSON’s DWELLING.—The house in PhiladefPhia of James E, Anderson, late supervisor of elections of East Feliciana; La., was robbed Monday of some important documents and a quantity of Eades! . The theft was traced to a colored boy who had. been employed in the house, and upon his con- fession all t papers have ‘since been foun secreted in the chimney. : A BattLe EXPE¢rED IN MEXICO.—A Gal- yeston News special says Escobedo and Nuncio are only two fargo The former is con- stantly receivin; inforcements, and is ex- et totake Piedras Negras’ within a few TROUBLE.— Postmaster at Cincinnati, has a Mr. Joseph J. Crane, who ,000 damages on account of the de- fendant’s intimacy with his (Crane’s) wife. Postmaster e Is confident of rovin: ee Log disproving 42-The delegates to the Indiana republican convention, to assemble at Indianapolis to- day, have selected Gen. Ben m for president of the convention. 4@-Captain McCammon, eler cotne, ‘hig. recently abmiitted forgeries a stable inseasible frou a ie The Potter Committee at Work. | Anderson’s Cross-examination Con- tinued. Yesterday after our report closed, the eross- examination of J. E. Anderson was continued by Mr. Reed, who asked the witness whether his testimony before the Senate committee that the colored people were intimidated was true? Witness said: That was what I thought to be the fact. The statement made by me that if the democrats carried the election in the parish, it would be in a way that would not stand in any court of justice in the land, I be- lieved to be true ina certain way. There was no gee ptien inthe statement that Judge Du- ling’s life would not be safe ifhe came into the parien. The statement made by me before the Senate committee generally was intended to deceive them, but it was true as far asit went. In my statement of the conversation bad with Kellogg that there would not be a fair election, I believed it; but did not mean to imply that the unfairness would all be on the side of the democrats. I gave my statement to the Sen- ate committee under ‘oath, with intent to de- ceive them. 7 Q. You wouldn’t deceive this committee, would you? [Laughter.] A. No, si The witness was here questioned at length upon the point whether, at the time he and Weber made the statement that the election in East and West icijana parishes was the most ‘aceable they had ever known, he knew that Weber knew and would swear to the alleged ical murders and disorders in those par- s THE ELECTORAL INVESTIGATION. | witness replied that he supposed Weber knew of those murders and disorders, but had no idea whether Weber kuew they were polit- ieal murders. rs Those outrages wet y on the other. ponse to questions then prepa. ‘protect himself tion. On the con- he never carried y that had been forced ta mutually proceeded to state that he kuew of no. i to rations made by Webe against threatened assasst many colored men voted the democratic ticket but never Knew that they were forced As to armed organization of the everybody there, republicans or demoe went armed, and witness don’t kno Weber knew that the white population were all armed to prevent the republicans from or- nizing or voting. Witness telegraphed to elloge that he must leave his parish because he beleved he could not hold an election with- out endangering his life. On arriving in ore id several conversations with Kel covering several weeks’ time. Kellogg urged witness to go back to East Feliciana and hold an election. He sent witness $5) by to cover witness’ expenses in New Or- leans, of which sum Jenks retained $20. Kel- logg hever held out auy iuducement to witness to make the protest” made by witness and Weber. The parties named in the protest signed’ by witness were parties who had iniportuned witness and Weber to write the protest. Kellogg, Packard and others urged Weber, and Pitkin, Nash, and other: apne to wilnes this accounts for the nam all keing referred to in the protest. The pape was kept, by Weber, and witness kept no du- jicate of it. At that time the witness did not contemplate making any sworn statement be- fore any committee in Such a way as that he might Swear differently before some other committee in case he failed to secure the re- sults of a bargain. Witness made no bargain. The protest referred to was not sworn to be- fore anybody or witnessed by anybody. It Was simply fmued by witness in the presence of Judge Hugh Campbell. Witness’ testimony before the Senate committee was given in pur- suance of what he agreed with Sherman to do. Saw Sherman but once at New Orleans, This conversation with him and witness and Weber lastea some five minutes or such a matter. The witness was here cross-examined as to Whit took place at the Sherman interview, and repeated what transpired, with litle or no deviation from the same as given during his examination in chief, At this point the committee adjourned until to-day. To-day’s Proceedings. At 20 minutes after 1k o'clock this morning the conimittee reassembled. iu id that the Secretary of the Senate to the committee a portion of the original Louisiana returns. The committ:e occupied half an hour in looking over the returns and studying yester- '$ testimon al noon adjourned until 1p m., in order that members might have on Gpportunity of voting on the tariff bill in the House A CALL ON THE PRESID) FOR CORRESPOND- E. BUTLER. NCE, BY GE Mr. Butler, on the meeting of the committee after recess, offered the following: hereas James 2E. Anderson swears that between May 25th and June lst, 1877, Stanley Matthews told him, “I have just to-day had & letter from the President in regard to your case, and I have written him such a letter as will secure your appointment to some posi- tion,” and that on or about June 2d the Presi- dent said to the witness “he had received the letter from Mr. Matthews requesting him to give mea place”: Therefore, Resolved, That the President be requested tofurnish to the committee all the original letters above mentioned which he has re- ceived, if any, or certified copies thereof, with copies of such letters supposed to be written, ashe may prefer, in order to an intelligent cross-examination of the witness on the sub- ject-matter thereof. The resolution was agreed to. THE ELECTORAL COLLEGE RETURNS. Secretary Gorham was put upon the stand to explain the whereabouts of original returns of the electoral college. Mr. Gorham sa‘d that he did not have in his. possession the papers containing the proceedings of the Louisiana bokebr es 3 ard. Those papers are in the cus- tody of the Sergeant-at-arms of the Senate. ,, ANDERSON TOOK THE STAND and his cross-examination was continued by Mr. Reed. Witness said that he thought that he signed under the mutual agreement be- tween Weber and himself before Weber did, but witness had no distinct remembrance. The record shows that Weber signed under the agreement first. Mr. Reed tried very hard to get Anderson to swear that he signed under the agreement first, but he did not succeed in obtaining a pos iti opinion from the witness. Anderson said not Weber and himself signed the agree. ment at the same time; ‘so far as” im: recollection goes the firm of Dicks & Wil- der, who witnessed the agreement, went with us to Notary Seymour, and we both signed the agreement at the same time; I am quite positive that I signed first, and Weber put his signature under mine.” The witness was handed a paper by Mr. Reed, and asked to identify it. Witness swore he had never seen it before. “It is a very good counterfeit, but I never saw it before.” A SMILE. Mr. Reed smiled. Anderson said: “ Wait until this investigation is over and you will smile on the other side of your face.” Mr. Reed requested the majority of the committee ty observe the paper aud. be prepored to iden- tify it. Ivis said that this paper is the original epesineny, in the possession of Staniey Mat. Hews. Mr. Reed said that it is the paper received by him from Stanley Matthews. ‘he witness insisted that the paper was not the original agreement; “the siguature attached to that paper is an excellent counterfeit of my name; i not ite Raper t gave & Mr. ate tinea tt is a copy, but nol thé genuine F given me to Mr. ‘Matthews.’ “ y Andergon when asked to tell why he knew the papeY was uot a genuine one, said: “When Weber and Idrew up the agreement in the cusiom house, I opened my desk and took out the last sheet of paper I had therein. There Were two spots of red ink on that sheet of pa r. I took an eraser and scratched off the Ink spots, and we then wrote the agreement. This paper does not bear the marks of any eraser; the paper I gave to Matthews was in my own handwriting.” THE CoNvICcTION OF BENJAMIN NoyYEs. A. Q. Keasbey, counsel for Benjamin Noyes, will appeal to Judge Depue to make the sen- tence a fine instead of imprisonment. This will not waive any rights of appeal to the court oferrors. It is stated that the jury took six ballots before finding a verdict, ‘and that on the first ballot there ‘were three votes for acquittal—[N. ¥. Tribune, 4th. AN Insane Motugn’s TERRIBLE DEED.— A special di teh to the New York Times on oman hanes, Bayes ent a pened While in a ol mi por: insani to-day, seized her daughter, 12 ye ng ears old, anc threw her into a rae near this city, and then jumped in herself. The screams of the girl alarmed le within the sound of her voice, but not wit sight of the pond. A search Was made, which resulted in the finding of the dead bodies of mother and daughter. ine husband of Mrs. Oleson is nearly crazed by ; that the woman had sold he could not recollect whether or | The District in Congress. In the Senate, yesterday, Mr. Voorhees in- troduced a bill for the relief of Riley A. Shinn and Henry P. Gilbert, sureties on the bond of Charles 8. English, late collector of the port of Georgetown, D. C. ; The House District committee to-day adopted a substitute for the Senate * Edgewood” bill. The substitute provides that the property shall be exempt from all taxes, “ provided that such exemption shall continue only so long as the said property shall continue in the possession of the heirs tor either of them) of the late Sal- mon P. Chase, and shall be used by them (or one of them) as a residence: DR. MARY WALKER. The committee on claims of the House has reported a bill appropriating $:\) to pay Mary E. Walker in full for all claims for services as clerk on the temporary roll in the Treasury in It appears from the pa) the ease that on the 30t! ony, of June, Mr. Spinner, Treasurer ot the United Stat recommended Dr. Waiker for appoirtment as temporary clerk in_ his office, stating .at she was deserving and competent, and that her services in the jon army during the rebel- lion entitled her to the favorable consideration of the government. Mr. Vanderbilt, then chief clerk of the appointment office, directed her to take the oath of office and to answer the usual interrogatories, and she did so, and to report for duty to Mr. Spinner, which she id, a pinner directed one of his clerks to explain to her her duties. The Secretary of the Treasury refused to sign an appoint- ment orto ratify what his subordinates had done toward constituting her a clerk. She re- iy for a long time for duty, bat With no employment. The Eastern Question. INVITATIONS TO THE CONGRESS ALL AC- CEPTED. All the European cabinets have accepted rmany’s invitation to the C to meet in Berlin on the Isthinstant. A tel- ezram from London says: “The successful conclusion of the negotiations for a congress has taken a great burden of ans public mind. With the last twenty years. leading article this morning say * The gov- elument deserves very great cred. clearness of view and firmness with which they have adhered to the pring discussion of the treaty of San Stefano. Their success willhave the legitimate effect of en- hancing the authority with which this coun- vy will enter upon the coming diseussion.” The Tin approves the selection of Lords Beaconfield and Salisbury, and says it will ceitainly conduce to the dispatch of business and add weight to the conclusions of the con- gress, and that itis, in spite of some disad- vantages, probably on the whole the best that could have been made.” THE TURKISH CABINET. An imperial fiat has been issued at Con- stantinople appointing Safvet Pasha grand and minister of foreign affairs. vice Ruchdi, aud Phosphore Mestapha Pasha min- ister of War, vice Mahmoud Damad Pasha. The fiat recommends that the ministry main. tain the tranquility and security of all classes of citizens and cultivate friendly relations with foreign powers. inle of a free 5 ELOPEMENT IN BALTIMORE.—The residents on Fell’s Point are just now greatly excited over the reported elopement of Joseph Dai- ley, a married man, residing at 243 south Ann street, with Mrs. Elizabetn Rhody, recently divorced, and a neighbor of Mr. Dailey. The laiter leaves a wife and three children, the youngest eight months old and the oldest five yrere. who wele entirely dependent upon him or support. He has al ‘3 borne an excel- lent character, and the news of his alleged elopement was at first received with little faith by those who had known him, He was for some years employed as aclerk in ship- ping oftices up town, but two months ago he engaged as cl 1k for Owen Malone, shipping. master and stevedore, 192 Boston street, Can- fon, Last Saturday night Dailey failed to re- turn home at the usual time, and after wait- ing for some hours his wife went to the house of Mrs. Rhody, thinking he was there. She found the house closed and all the oceupants gobe. Some of the neighbors then informed ail her household effects and leit in the morning. It was subse- quently reported that she and Dailey had met by appointment in Eden street and were seen to enter a hack and drive off—[ Baltimore Gazelle, ith. Wuat Constitutes INTEMPERANCE.—The husband of Lydia A. McGinty took out an in- surance on his life in Anil 1866, for $5,000, for her benefit, in the United’ States Life Insur- ance company. He declared that he was tem- perate. Nine years afterward he died. The company refused to pay, on the ground that he was not temperate, and had made false representations. The widow sued the com- pany The evidence was conflicting. Judge ‘obinson charged that the moderate use of wines or liquors did not constitute intemper- ance. The Jae gave the plaintiff a verdict for 96,007.45, and the company appealed. The com- mon Pleas General Term has decided, Chief Justice Daly and Judge Larremore both giv- ing opinions, that Judge Robinson’s charge was correct, and that the evidence being con- fietipg. the jury’s decision cannot be disturb- a iad judgment is affirmed.—[N. ¥. Tri. nine, ith. CONFLICTING REPORTS OF THE OREGON ELECTION.—Senator Mitchell last night re- ceived a dispatch, dated Portland, Oregon, June 4, from Jacob Simon, secretary of the republican state committee, saying: ‘We have had the severest fight ever experienced in Multnomah county. We think we have elected all ten of the republican members of the legislature in this county, but may lose one ortwo. The indications are that the Oregon legislature will be republican.” Friends of Senator Mitchell say that the above intelli- gence indicates his re-election to the Senate. On the other hand, a Portland dispatch says: “The election returns are coming in very slowly. Suflicient have been received to induce the democrats to believe that Whitaker is elected to Congress. Earhart, republican, is <enerally conceded elected secretary of state, here is a growing impression that the legis: lature will be democratic, but the result can- not be positively stated for two o1 More Cov: ERM One { the immigrants who arrived in New York rom Liverpool on the National Line steamer Spain, on Saturday, was found to have among the money which he brought with him seven counterfeit tifty-dollar bills on the Trades- men’s National Bank, similar to those pre- viously found. He had obtained them from M. Flathaw, a banker, . Hambur: Severat of the immigrants were dsked why it was that, when leaving home, they did not take drafts instead of bills. They replied that a few years ago that was the custom, but immi- grarts were put to great delay and incon- venience by the clerks in banking-houses in this country, who demanded that chey should be personally identified. THE POPE AND THE SOCIALISTS.—The Pope has directed Cardinal Franchi to dispatch urgent instructions to the Catholic clergy of Germany to use every effort to pre- vent the spreading of socialism. His Holiness basal a long conference on the subject with Cardinal Ledoohowski, Archbishop of Posen, to obtain exact information respecting the socialist party in Germany, INITUMAN CRUELTY OF A STEPMOTHER.— John Provost, of Fequannoc, New Jersey, after the death of his first wife, married a Woman who he obtained from ‘the count; house as a housekeeper. He had several chif- dren by his first wife and for a while the ste] mother treated them with kindness. On ra day, May 10, John Provost disappearea, when the ‘stepmother began to abuse his children. On Monday, May 2), she beat Charles. aged nine, until his back and sides were bruised and lacerated. The inhuman woman then held the child’s hands and feet in a hot stove until they were terribly burned. The 1S master, learning that children were in a destitute condition, begashs Charles and an- other child to the county house, where Charles swore to the above statements before Justice Edgerton. FATAL ACCIDENT BALTIMORE.— Yester day afternoon a three-s' brick building un- der construction on Fremont street, Baltimore, fellin, burying ten men in theruins. James Brooks, boss bricklayer, residing at Clifton, Baltimore county, was taken out seriousiy in- ares and while being conveyed to his home lied. Two,bricklayers and two colored hod- carriers were dan, erously injured. The other five were slightly inju CHARLES MorGan’s Five Mr — will of the late Charles Morgan, the million: ted yesterday Appoints his wife “Misthess Mary done sod. jane His property is esti- mated to be worth $5,000,000. directs that it shall ‘ilvidedna ee ding the laws ot the state of New York.—Ly. ¥. Sa | ngress, which | y fromthe | Consols touched higher prices | yesterday than they have reached at any time | The Times in a | for the | hree days.” | j FORTY-FIFTH CONGRESS. WEDNEspDayY, June 5. SENATE.—The Chair laid before the Senate & communication from the Secretary of the Treasury, reciting that the late Prof. Joseph Henry had served as a member of the Light House board since 1852, without remunera- tion, and recommending that an allowance at the Tate of $50 per annum for the term be made to his family for such services. Referred to commiitee on appropriation Mr. Edmunds, from the judiciary eommit- tee. reported a large number of bills for the removal of legaldisabilities, which were placed | on the calendar. | SENATOR MATTHEWS ASKS AN NVESTIGATION, AND IS GRANTED IT. Mr. Matthews rose to a personal explana- tion and privileged question, and denied on his honor as a Senator any Knowledge of or complicity with fraud or intended fraud in the Louisiana election, or any promise of reward for the performance of any Wrongful act by Jamies E. Anderson or any other person. He never knew that Mr. Sherman had made a proniise to Anderson for_any services ren dered wrong or right. The only wrong he ever knew was that Anderson had wrongfully professed to have done something, and his di: covery of it with the delivery of the false d uments which he had held to avoid a public scandal, was, as he had supposed, as an atone- | ment for that wrong, and had interested him self in Anderson only because he had spent his time and money, and imperriied his per. son ina proper defence of republican prin | ples in that state. He offered a resolution p: viding for a commission of se’ nator: inquire the election in Louisiana in 1875. The 1esolu tion Was agreed to without dissent. On motion of Mr. Howe, the bill relating to telegraphic eommunieation between the United States and foreign countries was taken up and passed. ‘ation of the morning hour ghe 230 proceeded Lo the consideratfon 0 THE TEXAS PACIFIC RAILROAD BILL. Mr. Jobnston addressed the senate in sup. omise Di Mr. Plied to some of the argu ir. Jolnston against the Tex railroad bill, and at the close of his remarks reiewed the motion to post pone the consideration of the bill till the next session in December. Without taking a vote on the motion, the Senate resumed the cousideration of the Post Route bill, that part relating to Brazilian subd sidy being under consideration. Mr. Beck offered amenciments to the Dill ex- tending the time when the li shall go into operation to January, 1879, reducing the mini mum tonnage to 1,500 tons, and opening the contracts fo competition to any vessel owned by American citize: with the right to pur- chase fore, Is. Mr. Christiancy then addressed the Senate in opposition to the subsidy seheme. HOUSE.—On motion of Mr. Fenn, the Senate amendments to the bill for the issue of arms to the territories were concurred in. On motion of Mr. Atkins, it was ordered that there be a session on Saturday night for debate only. The regular order having been demanded, the House, committee of the whole, re- sumed consideration of the bill toamend the acts relating to internal revenue, Mr. Carlisle in the chair. Burehard offered an amendment. ig out the Ith section of the biil, a new one. The amendment restores the 9th section as it was before the adoption of the amendment offered on Monday by Mr. , and adopted, which prohibited the transfer of cases against federal ofticers from state courts to the federal courts. Mr. Burchard thought that when the House yoted on Mr nee’s amendment it did not know what as doing. There seemed to be an impression that the law transferring cases from staie courtsto federal courts was made mal revenue oflicers, where. at the law was enacted in 1823, and Was made to apply to suits against As it was a part of the od on the statute should not be re- ay. Mills argued that the law as it stood was an oppression and it was used to rob the People of his section. Mr. Townsend said this law Sppied as well to the north as to the south, and it was for the lection of revenue, It Ls a as weil to New York asto North Carolina, and it was not therefore an oppression upon the south. DEFEAT OF MK. WOOD'S TARIFF BILL. Pending further consideration the hour of 12 o'clock arrived and, in accordance with the agreement made yesterday, the House re- sumed consideration of the tariff bill, and the pending question being on striking out the enacting clause. The motion was agreed to— yeas 134, nays 120, and the bill was defeate: The affirmative vote was made up of 115 re- publicans and 19 democrats, and the negative of 113 democrats and 7 republicans. The democrats who voted in the affirmative were Messrs. Bouck, of Wis. ; Bridges, Clymer. Collins, Mackey, Marsh, ‘Reilley, ‘Stinger, Turney and Wright, of Pennsylyania; Clark, Cutler, Hardingberg and Ross, of New Jersey; Landers, of Connecticut; Morse of Massachu- setts, Roberts and Walsh, of Maryland, and Wilson of West Virginia. The republicans who voted in the negative were Messrs. Brogden, of North Carolina: Burchard, of Minois ; Cox, of Ohio ; Oliver and PP, Of Iowa; Pollard, of Missouri, and Smalls, of South Carolina. The House then took up the bill providing for the distribution of the Mexican awards. Mr. Wilson moyed an amendment to substi- tute the fifth section of the House bill for the fifth section of the Senate bill, which was adopted; and the Senate bill, as amended, was passed. The consideration of the internal revenue bill was then resumed, the pending question being on Mr. Burchard’s amendment. oe MR. SMITH AND Miss LENT.—A young man, who gave his name as Benjamin Smith,entered the thirteenth precinct station-house of Brook. lyn Monday, and informed the sergeant that he had poisoned himself with laudanum. An ambulance was sent for and Smith was taken to the hospital, where he was soon pronounced out of danger. In his pocket a note-book was | found, in which there were a number of en- | tries, ‘ove of which showed th Lillie Lent, \ ha shared the’ pois ith him. t Smith had been paying attentions to Miss Lent for some time past, and as Mrs. Lent was op- posed to their marriage he determined to com. mit suicide Last Sunday afternoon he walked with Miss Lent to somé woods on the other side of Cypress Hills cemeiery, where each took half au ounce of laudarum. They then iy down together to die. But the landanum did not have any effect on them ; so, buying another ounce, they went to a neighboring house and divided the poison between them. They passed the night in the house without dying, and in the morning Smith went out alone, and buying a third ounce of laudanum swallowed two-thirds of it. He remembered nothing else until he entered the station-house. Miss Lent’s parents found her about 3 p. m. Monday and took her home. She is reported to be doing well. Smith has almost entirely recovered. SoG A TERRIBLE TRAGEDY IN GEORGIA—A man named Caldwell, near Americus, Ga., on Monday Killed his wife, three children, and his wife's sister with a smoothing iron. ‘Two older children were at school and one in the field, and one little one ran“ under the house and oR The murderer {eared into a well, but failing to materially injure himself crawled out, and got on top of the dwelling house and jumped off. He was picked up in- sensible by two negroes, who were attracted by his cries and gesticulations while on the house. Herecovered in a short while and sent ‘he negroes off for some nei and then went to the gin house and climbed to its loftiest point and threw himself headlong to the ground, and expired aimost instantly. a ened Sines inal JEROME Park Races.—At Jerome park, N. ¥., yesterday, the ce Was fair and the track moderatel tus won the three-quarters in 1:19. The Westchester cup, @ sweepstakes of $50 each, with 1,00) added, the second horse to receive $2)) out of the stakes, two and les, vo len: James ly a . 2 hile led rom thostart, winning casi . He self ‘at Galveston, New Orleans, Charleston Savannah. He was ent for a race with Parole at Baltimore, but did not run. Fugitive won the mile a-quarter race in 2:1 The members’ cup, members to ride, one ae won by 01 ly ee = Bramble, in 1:48). sarThe Rh prisoners frane a day, from which the prisoners only lived well but sayed money. eh 4@-A fire at Rock Hill, 8. C., p de- out of ‘omployimene kerosene mp explosion. ens and consider all things touching | Telegrams to The Star. THE PEACE CONGRESS. THE WOUNDED EMPEROR. Crown Prince Appointed Regent. WINNER OF THE DERBY. THE BR SWERS CONGRESS. MAINE GREENBAOK OONVENTION. LATEST EUROPEAN NEWS. The Race for the Derby. Loxpon, June 5, great event of the English racing season, the race for the Derby stal place at the Epsom summer meet ing, and was w General Pells’ colt Sefton. Count F. DeLagrange’s black Insulaine was second, and Lord Falmouth’s bay colt Childeric third. Sefton was ridden by Consta ie. Twenty-two horses started. Prince Gortschakot Going to the Peace Congress. St. PETERSBURG, June 5.—Pritice Gortseha- kof is sufficiently recovered to go to the Cou- ress. He will be accompanied by Couu chouvaloft and Prince D’Aubril, the Russian ambassador at Berlin. The Aycnce Kusse nee of the leading ministers and the spiril which now seems to animate the various cabinets, give a will be hope that the Eastern questi with ina broad sense, with t ing a common undersianding and jeait ing the peace of Europe. Th to the KH | from arskoese| advise with Prince The Wounde: Benuiy, June 5—T mperor slept we'l during the night, and his condition this mor ing is gener satisfactory. His health constitution bears the shock with wonderfal Strength. He was moved yesterday from the small iron bedstead in the unpr ntious back ly slept, to a large pallet Unter der Linden. sures Were being taken to Zhborhood of the palace ror requested that the passing of on the opposite si the Unter nand through the Opera Square be pol interfered with. He is erful, and his rapid recovery is eonfider e\pected. At the first discharge of Ne 's gun the it Emperor receive en shots in the right forearm and wrist, five in the head and face but the principal ‘portion of the eharge was stopped by his helmet, which is completely riddied. By the second discharge he received about twenty shots in the left upper arm and shoulder, and six in the ueck. ‘The folds of his thick military cloak deadened the effeets of this charge. The Crown Prince of Germauy Ap- ed Regent. A decree has been issued and nominating William. as re Crown Prince Fredei | The decree is sign countersigned by The Brewers” BauTimonre, June 5.—Th convention of the United States Brewers’ As sociation assembled at the Academy of Music this morning. About 2” members from Bos- ton, New York, Phi 1- cago, Milwaukee, C Brooklyn, Newark, aad oth Y nt aud took seats in t an address of weleome by - ident of the Baltimore Brew. esident of the national , of Boston, read detailed 'state- ent of the work of the association and the condition of the malt liquor i ests of the country. It treats first of the system aud mode of paying the internal revenue tax on malt liquors in the United States. A’system wholly new and confined to this country. Ours is the only couniry whi by means Of stamps taxes the finished pro- duction by volume entering into comes jon. The result has borne out the practical wisdom of the expedient, and our system best fulfils the conditions upon which a rational tax sys- tem should be based. In this connection the president refers with pleasure to the satisfac y relations existing between the Internal ‘tunent of the go ment under t administration aud the association, as representing the brewery trade of the county. The Main reenback Convention. LEWISTON, . dune 5i.—The greenback con this morning. 5 . of Androscoggin, wa adverted to the small ¢ and said that next fail it would control a vote that would strike both parties like a stroke of chain lightning. The bottom is not knocked out of the party when we see men like James G. Blaine rocking the rag baby. Mr. Chase's address was devoted to an énuimeration of the ber ts of the financial policy of the party, While s and other committees were being selected eches were made by various dele- gates amid considerable confusion, during which three cheers were given for “Grand. father Cooper,” and a speech eulogizing the latter was made by Mr. Carcie of New York. The committee on credentials reported $7 del- egates present. ———___ Railroad Consolidatio: BRADFORD, Pa., June 5.—Messrs. Gates and Jewett, representing the Buffalo, New York and Philadelphia railroads, haye purchased a controlling interest in the Pennsylvania divi- sion of the Olean, Bradford and Warren road. The two roads will hereafter be operated under one manageme New Hampshire Legislature. Concord, N. H., June 5.—Tie annual session of the New Hampshire legislature began this forenoon, and Governor Prescott administered the customary oaths to the members. Augus- tus A. Woolson, of Lisbon, was elected s; er. Two Men Drowned. St. Jonny's, N. B., June 5.—A sail boat with several occupants ‘Was upset yesterday as it was descending St. Croix riv Captata Rid- iout, of Calais, and Mr. Pettigroove, of Bay- side, were drowned Fatally Shot. —The wife of Jesse Billings, ir. il, near Schuylerville, was fatally shot in the head last evening, the shot being fired through a window. The Markets. BALTIMORE, June 5,—Virginia sixes, oil, 25: do. deferred, 4%? ‘do, consolidated, $9: ao, sstord series, £9; past due coupons, 88';; North Carolla 2 do, new, 8, MORE, June 6.—Cotton strong—mid- dling, 11 alls.’ Flour unchanged, Wh a’, south- ce 3 Western quiet and vasy~south- red, 9031.12: do. atuler, Lally, No. 2 Western winter red, spot, Juhe aud July, 1.095 a1.10. Corn, southern firmer and higher; wes! | duet and steac)—suuthern white, 5152 W Vor. Sune 6 Plone heat . dune &.—] te: a Without important change. Corn dulasd witheat UONDUN. 3 12:30 —Consois, . 3 m. 96 1-16 for'mouey and 96 8-10"for the sacmere. coupon, 1094, Erie, 17. ‘Central U. 5. bonds, ten-forties, Pentsivauls Cen . Pe wis Central, Siig. New Jemvey —_~ore-__ A CURIOUS SECT OF GERMAN SOCIALISTS.— The most interesting sect of German Socialists is that of the a ‘ker, the Christian So- cialist. Stocker seems to be a suceessor Danish poet and radical Grundy He is himself a radical in every respect. and yet he is a court preacher at Ber- lin. His socialism claims to ag bed origin and its degmas from the New stament. Jesus Christ, 4 ist. This fantasy is not a new one; successful madness in France at the time the revolution of 1818. famous Abbe La- mennais, in his younger days, and while he was still enthusiastic, was a sort of Christian Socialist, and Montalembert was tinet with similar ideas in au aristocratic way. Stocker wauts to anize society on the en — oes 4 een Grundvig, prototype, at one time nd 4 about a revolution in Denmar} ‘Hey universal peace and non-resistance, and we have fae} community 's and the abolishment of all individual rights of proper- ty if the government had (Baltimore Bulletin. ——— Fh id Mgmeeay np RS a ' ‘ominent Orangemen in Montreal it Gided that unless the civic authori 3 en antee permitted _